propor

• propoñer

Borrowed from Latin prōpōnere, present active infinitive of prōpōnō (“I set forth; I propose; I declare”).

propor (first-person singular present propoño, first-person singular preterite propuxen, past participle proposto)

1. to propose
2. first-person singular personal infinitive of propor
3. third-person singular personal infinitive of propor

While propoñer is the more widespread form of this verb, some Galician-speaking regions favor the form propor and the correspondingly different conjugation.

• propoer (archaic)

Borrowed from Latin prōpōnere (“to set forth; to propose; to declare”), from prō + pōnō (“to put, to place”).

• Hyphenation: pro‧por

propor (first-person singular present proponho, first-person singular preterite propus, past participle proposto)

1. to propose; to suggest

   Synonyms: alvitrar, sugerir

2. to have as an objective or purpose
3. to make oneself available or willing to do something

   Synonym: habilitar-se

4. (law) to file a lawsuit

   Synonyms: intentar, mover, processar, requerer

For quotations using this term, see Citations:propor.